ER: Baird or Raymond James?

which would you pick and why? (Baird would be Milwaukee and RJ in ATL)

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TeldarPaperCFO

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They're pretty comparable in terms of research quality/rep. Which sector would you be covering?

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onwisconsin

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I was told that I wouldn't know which sector I am in until a month before the job starts. And I'm not totally sure why the RJ position wouldn't be in the Tampa office - they had mentioned at the super day that they were looking to expand the ATL office

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Alexander Hamilton

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Is it an Investment Analyst job?

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TeldarPaperCFO

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i know RJ ATL has technology and possibly healthcare so you would prob be doing one of those

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TheBig

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sellsidebro21
i know RJ ATL has technology and possibly healthcare so you would prob be doing one of those

RJ has an industrials group in ATL too

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Alexander Hamilton

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Baird is the better firm and Hotlanta is the better location.

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Fetter

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RJ in atl?? thats weird, why not their hq office?

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